Toy.



P. J. WILSON.

TOY.

APPLICATION FILED IEB. Io. 1911.

1 92539449, Patented Jan. 15, 1918.

PETER J. WILSON, 03F CHICAG, LLNUJES.

TDW.

Speoication ot Lettera datent.

Patented Jan.. 15, MMS.

Application led February 10, 191?. Serial No. 147,731.

of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in a Toyfor Children, of which the following is a specification.

rThis invention relates to the class or kind of toys which requiresphysical exercise on the part of a child playing therewith and whichpromotes such exercise by the interest and attention aroused in thechild by the operation and result of the play.

The objects of the invention are to obtain a toy of the kind named whichis novel in character; which is durable and will withstand rough or hardusage from a child; which is not liable to cause injury to a childplaying with it; which is economically made; and which will not occupyany considerable space when housed.

Additional objects are disclosed by the specification and claims l haveillustrated a toy embodying this invention in the drawing accompanyingand forming a part hereof, in which- Figure l is a rear elevation.;

Fig. 2 a side elevation; and

Fig. 3 a rear elevation of a part of the frame of the toy, showing amodification of said frame.

A reference character applied to designate a given part indicates saidpart throughout the several figures of the drawing wherever the sameappears.

rll`he toy comprises a frame (A), provided with a horizontal axle (B),and vertical axles or shafts (C, C). 0n the horizontal axle wheels(D,D), which support or carry the frame A are rotatably mounted. On thevertical shafts there are rotatably mounted cages or frames (E, E), thelower ends of which (indicated by letters e) rest on the peripheral face(al) of carrying wheels D. Supported by a loose bearing at the upperends of the vertical shafts or axles C, C, is the rotatably mountedshaft F, and on said shaft there are rigidly secured the fan wheel H andthe wheels G, G. Said wheels G, G rest on the upper side of the ends e',of the respective cages E, E. Fan wheel H is in appearance a propellerwheel. u

rllhe frame A which is illustrated in the drawing is made of wire; butthe making it all of wire is not an essentialrequirement in the concreteembodiment of the invention. To make the frame A, which is illustrated,a wire of sufiicient length and diameter 1s taken, and starting at oneend thereof (say a), it is extended to bend b, where it is bent over onitself and wound or twisted to obtain the part Zn of axle B, on whichthe hub d' of carrying wheel D is mounted. The wind or twist iscontinued to bend b, and by` said bend the vertical part a of the wireis obtained, which is extended to a return bend. A wind or twist of theparallel strands which are obtained bythe return bend is made, similarto the wind or twist by means of which the part b ofaxle B is obtained,and thereby the vertical shaft C, on which the cage or frame E isrotatably mounted, is obtained. At the lower end'of shaft C the bend C4is made, and at J an additional bend is made. From the bend J the abovedescribed bends and twists are repeated, but in reverse order, to obtainthe vertical shaft C and a duplicate part b of axle B, thus bringing theend a of the wire adjacent to end a, and said ends -are then securedtogether by winding or twisting. `Wheel D is mounted on the duplicatepart b of axle B.

An additional piece of wire is wound around part b of axle B, as at K,K, and around the first named wire adjacent to bend J, as at 7c, lc,tocomplete the frame, when required.

The frame or cages E, Ef, respectively comprise the ends e, e',hereinbefore recited, and the spacing members e, which are illustratedas made of wire.

rlhe carrying wheels D, D', are illustrated as being the ordinary wirespoked and rubber tired wheels used on small vehicles, and well known inthe market.

The ends of the frames or cages E, E and the bearing edges o-f thewheels G, G', are illustrated as beveled, to obviate friction ofconnecting faces.

L is the handle or pole of the device, and is provided with slot Z atthe end thereof, which is engageable to frame A. To attach handle L toframe A the wire of the frame A which is positioned at bend J, and the'llil@ Fig. 3 the 'parts of the first named wire which are adjacent toends a, a are -wound or turned around the additional piece of wire, (asat N, Fig. 3), instead of being joined, (as in Fig. l).

The operation of the device is, upon drawin or pushing it upon a flooror pavement W eels D, D will turn and the frames or cages E, E whichrest on the peripheries of said wheels are thereby turned; and theturning of said framesor cages turns the wheels G, G which rest on theupper ends of said frames or cages.- The wheel H is turned with sha-ftF, which is turned by wheels G, G.

The wheels D,l D and frames or cages E, E are retained on theirrespective axles and shafts by spreading the bent wire adjacent to thebends at the ends of said axles and shafts.

I claim:

l. A frame, comprising a horizontal member and vertical members, saidvertical mem* bers consisting of Wire bent to obtain parallel strandsand said strands wound together, in combination with carrying Wheelsrotatably mounted on said frame, cages ro tatably mounted on saidvertical members and arranged to be rotated by the rotation of saidcarrying Wheels, a loosely mounted rotatable shaft, the ends whereof areinserted in said bends, wheels and a fan rigidly se cured on saidlshaft, said wheels arranged to rest on and be turned by the turning ofsaid cages, and a handle attached to said frame. y

2. A frame consisting of wire 'provided with bends and with the parts ofsaid wire adjacent to said bends joined by twisting, and provided lwithadditional bends to position said twisted portions of the wire atsubstantially right angles, to form the ends of a horizontal axle andvertical shafts, carrying Wheels rotatably mounted on said ends andframes rotatably mounted on said shafts, an additional rotatably mountedshaft, wheels and a fan rigidly secured on said additional shaft, saidWheels arranged to connect with the upper ends of said frames and to beturned by the turning of said frames. PETER J. WILSON.

ln the presence of- CHARLES TURNER BROWN, J. SCUDDER.

